The experience of men who participated in interventions to improve demand for and utilization of maternal and child health services in northern Nigeria: a qualitative comparative study

• Main Authors: Olugbenga Oguntunde (Author), Jabulani Nyenwa (Author), Farouk Musa Yusuf (Author), Dauda Sulaiman Dauda (Author), Abdulsamad Salihu (Author), Irit Sinai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Men in northern Nigeria are considered the leaders and ultimate decision makers, including decisions about health-related behaviours of their wives and children. Yet many men in the region consider pregnancy and childbirth to be in the woman's domain (even if she cannot make...